Maela GUILLAUME-LE-GALL

Maela's research examines the role of spatial inequality in shaping political discontent, ranging from voting to more contentious forms of mobilisation. In particular, she examines public service deprivation and processes of segregation—especially in small and medium-sized towns—and their impact on political discontent. The empirical focus of her PhD is primarily on France (the Yellow Vest movement, pension reform protests, and the 2023 riots), with a comparative perspective on Chile. Her work is supervised by Prof. Michael Biggs and Christiaan Monden.

She also works with Prof. Marco Oberti (CRIS, Sciences Po) on the socio-territorial dynamics of the 2005 and 2023 French riots.